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Indiana, meaning the "Land of the Indians", is a state of the United States with its capital Indianapolis. The U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is IN. State nickname: "The Hoosier State" A resident of Indiana is called a Hoosier. USS Indiana was named in honor Capital Indianapolis of this state. Largest City Indianapolis Area Ranked 38th Ê- Total 94,321 km^2 Ê- % water 1.51% Population Ranked 14th Ê- Total (2000) 6,080,485 Ê- Density 64/km^2 Admittance into Union Ê Ê- Order 19th Ê- Date December 11, 1816 Eastern: UTC-5 Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 (extreme northwest) History Latitude 37¡47'N to 41¡46'N Indiana joined the Union in Longitude 84¡49'W to 88¡4'W 1816 as the 19th state. Width 225 km Length 435 km Law and Government Elevation Ê Ê-Highest 383 meters The current Governor of Indiana Ê-Mean 210 meters is Joe Kernan (Democrat), the Ê-Lowest 98 meters former lieutenant governor for Frank O'Bannon, who died of a ISO 3166-2: US-IN stroke on September 13, 2003. The U.S. senators are Evan Bayh (Democrat) and Richard G. Lugar (Republican). Geography Indianna is bounded on the north by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan, on the east by Ohio, on the south by Kentucky with which it shares the Ohio River as a border, and on the west by Illinois. Economy The total gross state product in 1999 was $182 billion placing Indiana 15th in the nation. Indiana's Per Capita Income is $27,011. The state's agricultural outputs are corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and eggs. Its industrial outputs are steel, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, chemical products, petroleum and coal products and machinery. Demographics The 2000 population was 6,080,485. Indiana is a state of mostly small towns and midsize cities. Its largest city and capital is Indianapolis, where the nation's most famous auto race, the Indianapolis 500, is held each year. Important Cities and Towns * Evansville in the southwest, on the * Anderson Ohio River * Bloomington, home of the * Fort Wayne, the second largest city, main campus of Indiana in the northeast University * Gary in the northwestern corner, near * Columbus Chicago * Kokomo * Indianapolis, its capital * Muncie * South Bend, in north central Indiana * Terre Haute, home of near the Michigan border, home of the Indiana State University University of Notre Dame * Goshen * West Lafayette, home of Purdue University * Lafayette, twin city of West Lafayette Education The Hoosier State Colleges and Universities State Bird: Cardinal State Flower: Peony * Anderson University * Ball State University State Song: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" * Bethel College State Tree: Tulip tree * Butler University * Calumet College of St. Joseph * Christian Theological Seminary * Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne * DePauw University * Earlham College * Franklin College * Goshen College * Grace College * Hanover College * Holy Cross College * Huntington College * Indiana Institute of Technology * Indiana State University * Indiana University System o Indiana University at Bloomington o Indiana University East o Indiana University at Kokomo o Indiana University Northwest o Indiana University at South Bend o Indiana University Southeast o Indiana University Purdue University at Columbus o Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne o Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis * Indiana Wesleyan University * Manchester College * Marian College * Martin University * Oakland City University * Purdue University System o Purdue University o Purdue University Calumet o Purdue University North Central o Indiana University Purdue University at Columbus o Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne o Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis * Purdue University School of Technology at Anderson * Purdue University School of Technology at Columbus * Purdue University School of Technology at Indianapolis * Purdue University School of Technology at Kokomo * Purdue University School of Technology at Muncie * Purdue University School of Technology at New Albany * Purdue University School of Technology at Richmond * Purdue University School of Technology at South Bend Elkhart * Purdue University School of Technology at Versailles * Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology * Saint Joseph's College * Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College * Saint Mary's College * Taylor University * Tri-State University * University of Evansville * University of Indianapolis * University of Notre Dame * University of Saint Francis * University of Southern Indiana * Valparaiso University * Wabash College Professional Sports Teams * Indianapolis Colts, National Football * Minor League baseball League teams * Indiana Pacers, National Basketball o Indianapolis Indians Association o South Bend Silver * Indiana Fever, Women's National Hawks Basketball Association o Fort Wayne Wizards Miscellaneous Information Most of Indiana has exempted itself from the observation of daylight saving time. The area that is within the Eastern time zone is legally exempt from daylight saving time; some counties within this area, particularly Floyd, Clark, and Harrison counties near Louisville, Kentucky, and Ohio and Dearborn counties near Cincinnati, Ohio, observe daylight saving time unofficially and illegally by local custom. Several counties in the northwestern corner of Indiana, near Chicago, Illinois, and several counties in the southwestern corner of Indiana are in the Central time zone and remain subject to daylight saving time. Indiana is also the name of a town in Pennsylvania.
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